| Pronunciation: | 'vurmu`form | ||
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| Matching Terms: | vermiform appendix, vermiform process, vermiformia | ||
| Definition: | [adj] resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical | ||
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| Synonyms: | formed, worm-shaped | ||
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| Definition: | \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
vermiform process of the cerebellum.
{Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
c[ae]cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
{vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small
solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,
sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,
inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.
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